The PTI side was in complete control on Sunday as unofficial results from the Punjab by-elections in 20 constituencies revealed that the PTI had crushed the PML-N in the race to retake the province.
The PTI is now in a strong position to win the recount of votes for the Punjab chief minister election on July 22 in compliance with the Lahore High Court’s directive, effectively ousting Hamza Shahbaz of the PML-N.
The unofficial final results from Sunday’s elections show that the PTI won 15 seats, the PML-N won only four, and an independent candidate won one.
Even in defeat, the PML-N showed grace, with vice president Maryam Nawaz urging the party to “bow before the people’s choice” and accept the results “completely.”
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The PTI praised and hailed the people of Punjab for their “strength and courage.”
“You have shown the world that we are a nation deserving of respect with this historic victory. Any decision made by the Pakistani people will now be carried out. No outside force has the authority to determine our fate, “The party’s official Twitter account sent a statement.
PTI’s Victories in Punjab by-elections
One major victory was Makhdoom Zain Hussain Qureshi of the PTI ousting Muhammad Salman of the PML-N in PP-217 Multan VII. Makhdoom Zain Hussain Qureshi is the son of former foreign minister and party vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
Qureshi received 47,349 votes to Salman’s 40,429, according to the Form 47, the consolidated return to the Election Commission of Pakistan of a constituency’s provisional results.
Furthermore, the party also won in:
PP-288 Dera Ghazi Khan IV
PP-202 Sahiwal VII
PP-83 Khushab II
PP-140 Sheikhupura VI
PP-282 Layyah III
PP-224 Lodhran I
PP-158 Lahore XV
PP-167 Lahore XXIV
PP-170 Lahore XXVII
PP-97 Faisalabad I
PP-90 Bhakkar II
PP-127 Jhang IV
PP-224 Lodhran I
PP-272 Muzaffargarh V
PML-N’s Wins Four Seats in Punjab by-elections
The PML-N won the PP-168 Lahore XXV constituency. Additionally, PP-237 Bhawalnagar I, PP-273 Muzaffargarh VI, and PP-7 Rawalpindi II was also won by the PML-N.
Independent Gets One
In the meantime, Syed Muhammad Rafi ud Din, an independent, defeated Izzat Javaid Khan, a PTI candidate, to win PP-228 Lodhran V with 45,020 votes.
